Revamped ethics rules approved by the City-County Council build on an ordinance signed by former Mayor Greg Ballard in his first term. Ironically, one of the most glaring omissions in the ordinance is that it doesn’t apply to those who approved it.
Policy ideas with superficial appeal are pernicious when their real effect is useless or counterproductive.
Tuition-free attendance could draw thousands of new students to Indiana’s colleges, surely a good thing for our state’s future. But the universities’ ability to expand faculty and facilities would depend almost entirely on funding decisions by Congress.
When I listen to youth at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center share their dreams, they rarely say they want to work for someone. Usually a good percentage of the young people want to be entrepreneurs.
Important decisions about our children’s future should be based on facts and outcomes, not on assumptions nor on political ideology.
Different students might have differing educational needs and some students might be better served in one school versus another.
To a longtime colleague who now sells managed-IT services, I texted: “I am halfway through this week’s IBJ, and it is a masterwork of an issue. Go buy one.”
Removing two lanes, one from either side, and converting to on-street parking would help quite a bit.
A common mistake made by the majority race, sex or class in any environment is the belief that adding diversity is an opportunity merely for the affected minority.
I suggest you imagine a city where, much like the Uber app, you can request a ride from one point to another, anywhere in the region.
Here’s to a restaurant innovator who’s product has stood the test of time.
New requirements for the 21st Century Scholars program are common-sense measures that should help students choose the best college, select an appropriate major, and graduate with as little debt as possible.
An offshoot of the popular Bloomington and Nashville spots, it’s a high-ceilinged lodge with an oval bar that mimics the big track just down the street.
“Hamilton” isn’t the first bold, rule-breaking musical that looks at America’s past in a fresh way.
At Wilstem Ranch, near French Lick, visitors help take care of a trio of elephants. Just watch out for the trunk.
Walker’s Indianapolis legacy remains strong. The Madam Walker Theatre Center in the 600 block of Indiana Avenue, once the headquarters of her business empire, is now a cultural center listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In our minds these celebrities are frozen in youth, but the calendar says otherwise.
A modest proposal: Pass a law outlawing everything patented after 1900. Think of the marvelous effects the law would have on supply and demand almost overnight.
It is obvious that Anthony Schoettle is not a fan of nor well informed about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Elements in place to keep IMS under family ownership, May 23]. Tony Hulman bought the Speedway from Eddie Rickenbacker, not Wilbur Shaw. Hulman’s “tax avoiding maneuver” was as legal and ethical as writing-off interest on a home […]
I was so disappointed to see the exclusion of the many arts organizations that count on the Broad Ripple Art Fair to spread the word about what is going on in Indy [Broad Ripple Art Fair—sans cultural organization booths—booms, IBJ.com, May 26]. It would seem that the Art Center would lend a hand to other […]
